Serving dish



guanto@ l E. O. WEIR SERVING DISH,

lFiled May 5, 1926 Dec. 1l, 1928.

fwn/5555s.

Patented Dec.'1i1 1928i,

I ESTA oivrii WEIR, lor CHICAGO, iL'LINoI's.

PATENT or FICE- SERVING DISH.

l Application 4inea May. 5,

The presentinvention relates to improve-V ments in dishes andhas for its primaryobject to provide a dish designed toyk permit serving of a plurality of ldifferent commodiA ties from the same dishwithout any likelihoodv of mixing of the commodities. A

A further object of the invention isthe provision of a serving dish ofthe above character which isformed soiasvto permit tight closure of the same so as'to Vmaintain the food in heated condition for a substantial time and prevent the accumulation of foreign matter on the food therein.y Still another obj ect' ofvtlieinvention isthe l provision of a servin "dish devised to c ontain4 food stuffsl of vdi ferentrvarieties having removable. receptacles to Vfacilitate the cleaning thereof. e Y

AnotherV object of the invention lis thev pro vision of a dish of the above typev which is simple and durable of construction and whichcan: be manufactured ata relatively lowcost.

Other objects land yadva'ntagesA of"l the in i.-

vention will become apparent.asl thegdesorip* tion progresses. Y v j In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like reference characters are employed to olesig-i` nate corresponding parts throughout thek same: f

Figure 1 is a side elevational view ofthe assembled dish;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the body ofv the dish, showing the cover removed;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional-y view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2 with the cover in place; f

Figure 4 vis a perspective view the side containers; and f Y s igure 5 is a perspective view of one'of the corner containers.

Referring to the drawing, wherein for the "purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it

will be noted that my improved dish comof one of prises a body designed to accommodate a plurality of containers arrangedtoconveniently carry commodities of different varieties. In the embodiment shown, the devic comprises a body `I() and a cover 11. v v -i The body' is of-generally hemi-spherica formation arranged so that its open endwill bev disposed upwardly while the lower end is iiattened and provided with an annular out` wardly projecting base flange 12, formed to v of the body V'section lOan'd ext 1926.v serial 110.106,932.

firmly support'the container .in'uprigh-tpoysiticn. 4

10 Aispreferably of increased "thickness toy vpermitthev formation e 'of an annular groove 13 therein., Formed about the `updper edge en i vThe upper edge ofthebody sectionl sof wardlyitherefrom is a-continuous concave j rimjll.v p Y y yfliormed withinfthe body 10 andfdisposed 'vertically therein are la plurality of .rightf` angular intersecting partitions :'15, in Sisthe present instance positioned sof as'rtoA divide the interiorof `the'bodylOinto a. comparal tively large rectangular 'central' compartment7 longitudinal side lcompartments and triangular fformed corner compartments'.v i

The upperedges ofthe partitions 15` extend in a horizontal plane with the -upperside i Figure `3.

edges of the dish. as showvnto advantage in fi`he container embodies afsubstantially I henri-spherical coverflllhaving,its edge -disposed ,downwardly and formed with a flangek lSlfor engagementinfthe groove 13 formed in 'the upper edge 'of the bodyll; This cover isprovided 'at its upper pOrtiQn-withA a theV cover and arranged to facilitate thjeplac-` body. i

flia'ndlejl formed integral with orisecuredzto It is readily.apparent,* from-the forego.- y

ing description, vthat a novel form of serving dishhas been produced, having the body thereof divided. into several compartments wherein may be disposed diiferent varieties of food stuffs and condiments. While lthe device is susceptible of convenient use in this form, I contemplate the-provision of a plu#v .l

rality-of containers formedso asto be readily disposed within and removed fromthe compartments yformed in the body. This is effected in the present embodiment bythe provision of a comparatively large rectangular container 17 adaptedto be slidably fitted i in the center compartment oftli'ebody and having an arched handle l8connecting with opposed sides of the receptacle to facilitate .l

the handling thereof. vIn a similar manner, oblong containers 19 are disposed Within the side compartments and arranged for c onven-` ient removal bythe formation of longitudinalrslots 20 in the sides thereof, adapting the said containers to lbe conveniently grasped.k

The corner compartments receive'y substantially triangular-shaped tapered con- Y tainers 2l provided in their outer curved suitably heated condition for serving.

walls with slots 22, thesecontainers being particularly adaptable for containing condiments and the like. Thus, it will be seen, that each compartment is provided with a container conforming to the general contour of the respective com artment and arranged for removable disposition therein.

From the foregoing it will be noted that a compact and highly desirable form of dish has been devised, fulfilling the requirements fora serving dish which will maintain the food in several distinct containers and inIa n the construction of the dish, it is considered advantageous to form the body and'cover of silver or other suitable metal, including the partitions, and the removable containers of porcelain` Of course, various materials ma bc employed in the construction of the dis so that the entire structure may be me-` tallic or porcelain or other desired material. Food stuis of various `kinds may be de osited inthe central and side containers w iile the small, corner containers are used for salt', pepper and spices.` In this manner, the food for an entire meal may be placed on the table in a sin le dish andthe various commodities readi y served from the containers therein. It is to be understood that the form of my yinvention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred example of the same, and that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described` my invention, claim 1. A serving dish comprising a body, a plurality of `intersecting partition walls fwithin the body dividing the interior thereof into a central, relatively large compartment, other compartments at the opposite sides of the first mentioned compartment, and other relatively small compartments in the corners between the relatively adjacent ends of the second mentioned com artments, a container removably dispose in each of the sevrzl compartments, and a cover for the said o y. v

2. A serving `dish comprising a body of approximately semi-spherical contour, a cover for the body of corresponding contour, a plurality of `pairs of intersecting partition Walls within the body dividing the interior thereof into a central, relatively large com artment, other compartments at the four sides ofpthe' central compartment, and other relatively small compartments in the corners between the relatively adjacent ends of the second mentioned compartments, a container removably disposed in each of the several compartments, and a handle arched form spanning the container Within the centralcompartment and receivable within the cover, the opposite Walls of the containers in the second mentioned compartments having slots formed therein whereby the said containers may be grasped and removed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ESTA OMA WEIR. 

